Services … A Cost-Effective Approach to Modernization

Providing shared risk, end-to-end fixed-bid engagements leveraging legacy modernization solutions and a highly automated approach, allowing for custom levels of client collaboration via a cloud-based platform.

 

Assessment & Planning

Asset understanding and classification of source code and data types. Asset categorization / grouping. Operational and Infrastructure planning and analysis. End-to-end tactical planning.

Mainframe Modernization

Modernize on or off the Mainframe – supporting IBM, Fujitsu and others. Multiple modernization options such as ­Automated Conversion, Rehosting, Business Rules Mining and ­Rearchitecture.

COBOL Modernization

Supporting multiple COBOL dialects, on or off the mainframe and midrange. Multiple modernization options such as Automated Conversion to Java or C#, Rehosting, Business Rules Mining and Rearchitecture

Platform Modernization

Traditional on-premises or cloud-based deployment options. Cloud-specific deployment strategy consulting. Operations, infrastructure, ongoing management and monitoring.
TABLE
Source Target
Source Languages migrated with automated tools

  • COBOL
  • NATURAL
  • PL/1
  • JCL
  • EASYTRIEVE (Classic and PLUS)
  • Java (to C#)
  • Pathfinder (including extraction for BPMN (business flows in the code))
  • FORTRAN
  • Delphi
  • IDL
  • Assembler (HLASM/370 and extensions)

Source Languages migrated manually

  • CLIST

Source Mainframe Databases migrated automatically

  • ADABAS (including ADAREP)
  • IMS/DB
  • VSAM (including IDCAMS utility)
  • QSAM (including GDG emulation)
  • IDMS
  • Any RDBMS vendor to another RDBMS vendor
  • Sequential files
  • DB2

OS & TP Monitor Emulation

  • CICS
  • IMS/DC
  • Batch (JES and some TSO functions)
  • Web Services (autogen from subroutines)

Other

·         Embedded SQL is migrated automatically (EXEC SQL)

·               We can translate one DB vendor to another e.g. DB2 to MSSQL

·               MQ series can be kept without change or migrated to MSMQ

·               We have solutions for proprietary RPC facilities such as EntireX

·               We generate Web Services automatically from subroutines using documented parameters e.g. LINKAGE SECTION in COBOL

·               We provide “plug compatible replacements for many z/OS batch utilities such as SORT, IEBCOPY, etc.

·               Authentication/Authorization – we provide solutions that use Active Directory or other LDAP protocol to provide authentication and authorization.  This can be custom designed or integrated with an API.

 Target Languages

·         Java (JDK 1.8 or better)

·         C# (.Net 4.51 or better)

·         KSH (JCL target migration)

·         Windows Cmd (JCL target migration)

·         JSP 2.2 (UI migration)

·         ASPX 1.0 (UI migration)

·         HTML5 (browser support – IE/Chrome/Firefox/Safari etc.)

·         JavaScript 1.8.5 or better (UI support)

·         CSS3 (UI support)

Target Mainframe Databases

·         Oracle 11g or better

·         DB2 UDB version 9 or better

·         MSSQL 2014 or newer

·         PostgreSQL (VSAM/QSAM only)

·         MySQL (VSAM/QSAM only)

Target Platforms

·         Windows 32 and 64 bit

·         Linux 32 and 64 bit – Red Hat, Ubuntu, Fedora, Centos, etc.

·         Any platform that supports Java version 1.8 or better

·         And other platforms

Target Application Servers

·         IIS

·         Tomcat

·         GlassFish

·         WebSphere

·         WebLogic

·         JBoss